The surf forecast is 4-6 ft and slightly choppy right now for Playa Negra, Costa Rica
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.78° S @ 11mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.5:50am / 12:06pm
- BUOY FORECAST No active nearby Buoys. Using current forecast data.SW
3.9ft @ 14s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.82° Trunks/Bikini
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
THU 18
FRI 19
SAT 20
SUN 21
MON 22
12pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 5-8 ft and fair at 12pm on Wed 9/17
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide 6.6 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Sep 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6 ftfairSSE
5mph4ft14sSW12pm 4-6 ftchoppyS 11mph3.9ft14sSW6pm 4-5+ ftfairSSE 7mph3.7ft14sSW - Best Board for Thursday
- Friday, Sep 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5+ ftfairSSE 4mph4ft13sSSW12pm 4-5 ftfairWSW 6mph3.7ft13sSSW6pm 4-5 ftfairSSW 5mph3.5ft13sSSW - Saturday, Sep 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4+ ftcleanENE 3mph3.3ft12sSSW12pm 3-4 ftfairWSW 6mph2.9ft12sSSW6pm 2-4 ftfairWSW 5mph2.8ft12sSSW - Sunday, Sep 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4+ ftcleanNE 2mph2ft15sSW12pm 3-4 ftfairWNW 5mph1.9ft15sSW6pm 3-4+ ftfairWSW 5mph2.8ft14sSSW - Best Surf Trip
Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
- Monday, Sep 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4 ftcleanNNE 1mph2.8ft13sSSW12pm 2-3+ ftfairW 6mph2.1ft13sSW6pm 2-3+ ftfairSW 5mph2.2ft13sSW
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This forecast is for South-West facing beaches, and was updated Sep 18, 2025 @ 1:24am.
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